Thursday, February 25, 2016

Greetings all,
Attached are the PRO-ACT Philly calendars and flyers for March 2016.  Some of the highlights for this month include:
·         First Friday Series "Communication Champion's Anniversary and IdA Celebration:  Everyone Communicates"- (IdA- “Intellectual disAbility Awareness”) on Friday, March 4th from 12pm-3pm
·         Gateway to Work with Jack Land March 7th to March 11th from 10am-1pm each day
·         Saturday, March 12th 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons basketball game at 6pm (see attached flyer for details)
·         Dinner and a movie every Tuesday in March from 3pm-5pm
·         “The Art of Transitioning” by Dr. Ferman which meets every Wednesday from 3pm-4:30pm
·         Anger Management with Dr. Ijoy every Thursday from 3:30pm-5pm
·         We will also be hosting a Naloxone Training on Tuesday, March 15th from 12:30pm-1:30pm
Best regards,
JodyAnn Newell, CRS
Volunteer Coordinator
PRO-ACT/Philadelphia Recovery Community Center
1701 W. Lehigh Ave., #6
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Phone: (215) 223-7700 x 106
Fax: (215) 223-7707
Email: jnewell@councilsepa.org
www.councilsepa.org
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Sunday, February 21, 2016

 Women for Sobriety, Inc.
A Celebration of 40 Years
Hello WFS Friends,
Last year marked 40 years for WFS in providing self-help recovery services for women with alcohol and drug addictions.  In honor of our anniversary (as well as SOS's), Mr. Bill White, long-time advocate and historian of recovery programs, wrote an article for his blog on December 11, 2015:

http://www.williamwhitepapers.com/blog/2015/12/an-anniversary-tribute-to-women-for-sobriety-and-secular-organizations-for-sobriety.html
In reference to an article in his blog that my co-worker, Mary Gifford, and I wrote back in 2012 (on WFS's 35th Anniv), here is the link to the PDF to read it in full length:
http://www.williamwhitepapers.com/pr/WFS%2035%20Yrs%20ChallengesChangesContinuityArticle.pdf
Our deepest appreciation to Mr. White for his many years of support and education on the variety of approaches to recovery!  And my personal thanks to Sooz (our CCL) for sharing the link with us!
Kind regards,
Becky Fenner, WFS Director
Email: contact@womenforsobriety.org   *   Tel: 215-536-8026   *   Fax: 215-538-9026
http://www.womenforsobriety.org   *   http://www.wfscatalog.org
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The nonmedical use of Adderall, a medication used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), is on the rise.

Why? Quite frankly, teens are stressed out – and they think abusing Adderall is a way to cope with the demands and pressures of balancing school and the more rigorous academic standards they are facing today. Being the “best and the brightest” to some teens, means experimenting with medicines they think might give them an advantage.
 
But despite the perceptions of many teens, Adderall isn’t a “smart drug.” Research shows that using ADHD medication makes no difference in testing or academic performance. And it’s dangerous. The misuse of prescription Adderall has led to an increase in related emergency room visits.
 
 
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Families Call on CDC to Publish Painkiller Guidelines to Reduce Opioid Overdoses - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Families Call on CDC to Publish Painkiller Guidelines to Reduce Opioid Overdoses - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: Family members of people who have died from opioid painkiller overdoses are calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to publish guidelines designed to reduce prescriptions of the drugs, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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